Kecksburg, Pennsylvania - Space Acorn - 1965 UFO
Field Report by the Roadsideamerica.com Team
- Address:
- 5123 Water St, Kecksburg, PA [Show Map]
- Directions:
- PA Turnpike exit 91 (Uniontown/Ligonier/Hwy 31/711). Turn right onto Hwy 31 for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Clay Pike for six miles to Kecksburg. Cross Hwy 982, then turn right onto Water St. Acorn is on the hill to the left. Gift shop is in the long "social hall" to the right; enter at the door marked "Bar" and ring the bell to be let in.
- Hours:
- Store: M-R 11-11, F 11-1AM, Sa noon-1AM, Su noon-11. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 724-423-9540
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In 1965, locals witnessed soldiers cordoning off the area, and a flatbed truck leaving Kecksburg loaded with an object shaped like an acorn, roughly the size of a Volkswagen bus. The mockup, also referred to as "the UFO monument," was fabricated for the TV show "Unsolved Mysteries" in the 1990s. The Space Acorn features speculative hieroglyphic symbols around its base.
At last report, the town was successful in selling UFO-related merchandise online, and was planning to open a permanent gift shop near the Space Acorn. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 11/07/2007]
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